The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-26
HAWAIIAN PARLIAMENT.
Legislative Assembly-Extra SEES
sion of 1887.
Nineteenth Day.

FRIDAY, November 18th.
House met at 10 a. IN. PRAYER by the
chaplain. Minutes read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Rep. KalaukOa presented a petition from
S. H. Meekapu, praying that the President
of the Board of Health select 10 patients
from the lepers at KakaakO and assign a
place for them where the petitioner can
treat them until 1898; that the President
supply them with sums of money to pro-
cure the remedies; that the petitioner as
sures the Assembly he can cure the disease
of Ieprosy. Referred to Sanitary Commit
tee.
Rep. Helekunihi presented a petition
from Honolulu with 100 signatures that S.
H. Meekapu be allowed to treat 10 Iepers,
at Kakaako, from December 1, 1887, to May
1, 1888; and that the law relating to the
Hawaiian Board of Health be not repealed.
Referred to Sanitary Committee.
Rep. Paris presented petition praying
that $1,000 be appropriated for a Court
House at North Kona. Referred to Finance
Committee.
The honorable member also presented q
petition from the Y NJ. G. A., district of
Kona, praying that no more licences for
the sale of intoxicating liquors and opium
be granted. Referred to special committee,
THE HERB DOCTORS PAY
Minister Brown stated on behalf of the
Minister of Finance, with regard to $15C
that S. H. Meekapu claimed had not been
paid him, that the receipt for said amount
signed by Meekapu, was in his hands
Meekapu had transferred the amount to J
K. Kaunamano for $135.
BILLS SENT TO THE KING
Minister Brown read to the House the
following list of bills that been sent over to
His Majesty: On the 10Th, bill relating to
the Board of Genealogy, Board of Educa-
ton and settlements for Princess Poomai-
kelani, w. c. Parke and r w. Everett; on
the 23d, bills relating to Justices of Supreme
Court, public health and corporations.
THE LEPRosY QUESTION.
Rep. Kawainui presented the following
resolution
WHEREAS, The disease of Ieprosy causes
great deal OF anxiety, be it
Resolved, That committee of n
appointed to take steps to ascertain if there
is any remedy and what ought to be done
to prevent its spreading, to obtain informa-
ton from physicians here and abroad, and
to report at the next session. Adopted.
HAWAIIAN BONDS.
Rep. Kamuoha requested the Minister OF
Finance to present to the Assembly a list OF
names of persons who hold Hawaiian
Bonds in Honolulu, the date when issued
the date when they become payable, the
amount of bonds issued at and per cent
and the expenses of borrowing $500, 900 in
Honolulu.
BURNT DISTRICT CLAIMS
Rep. KamuOha asked the Minister of In
terror several questions with regard to the
burnt Observation-Disclosures the claims had been
paid IN full, how many had not been paid
and the number of unpaid claims.
Minister Thurston, in answer, said that
4o claims had been settled, 1913, 544 had been
paid out; unsettled claims, s.; amount still
required, $50, 292 so. The Government had
paid the claims out of the Loan Fund. but
there was no more money. The only way
would be to pay them out of the general
revenue, if sufficient.
THE LOAN FUND
Noble Castle asked the Minister of FL
nance for particulars respecting the SOP in.
terest in the hands of Mattheson & Co.
Minister Green said he had credit note
from Mattheson for the 87O2 and supposed
1t was at the Governments disposal.
THE LEPERs AGAIN
Rep. Paehaole presented resolution, as
follows:
WHEREAS, The status OF the lepers at Ka-
kaako should be understood, be it